Madagascar assembly votes to impeach president
ANTANANARIVO, Oct 14 (AFP): Madagascar's lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty, in a session dismissed by the presidency as "devoid of any legal basis".The resolution passed with 130 votes in favour-well above the two-thirds constitutional threshold required in the 163-member chamber-marking...
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Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions: Iran
TEHRAN, Oct 14 (AFP): Iran said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington's actions, referring to its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June."The desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US president is at odds with the...
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WHO calls for urgent focus on brain health
ENEVA, Oct 14 (AFP): The World Health Organization called Tuesday for urgently scaling up care for neurological conditions, which impact more than three billion people globally, insisting many could be prevented or treated with the right services.Neurological conditions affect more than 40 percent of the global population, while disorders claim...
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64 perish, 65 missing in Mexico floods
TENANGO DE DORIA, Oct 14 (AFP): Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing.Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning streets into rivers, triggering landslides and sweeping...
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